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David Mora Catlett
My Ideas >
„David With Out End“
http://vimeo.com/111096060
Just wanted to share a wonderful video about David Mora Catlett. I am so proud of you Dad!
http://vimeo.com/111096060
Great work from Christoph Engel!
From the book Rivington School or Wat by Amr G. Shaker:
'“I’d rather keep my hands dirty and my art clean.” These are the words of David Mora, a Mexican artist who believes in the public function of art. It is this need for communication that Mora puts to use in his canvases as well as on the fences that he paints on. In them, Mora often illustrates sceneries of everyday life which are close to the people and which –as he says- are addressed to the people.
The interesting feature in Mora’s work, however, lies in the form of his paintings and not merely in their subject matter. In fact, his colorful sceneries often take shape with the viewer taking perspective. At this point, one can only wonder if this subtlety –often a trademark of his work- serves to emphasize the “function” of his art or whether it represents a new approach to abstraction. Perhaps it is even both!
For David Mora’s following, time will certainly prove to be an interesting surprise…'
My Ideas >
„David With Out End“
http://vimeo.com/111096060
Just wanted to share a wonderful video about David Mora Catlett. I am so proud of you Dad!
http://vimeo.com/111096060
Great work from Christoph Engel!
From the book Rivington School or Wat by Amr G. Shaker:
'“I’d rather keep my hands dirty and my art clean.” These are the words of David Mora, a Mexican artist who believes in the public function of art. It is this need for communication that Mora puts to use in his canvases as well as on the fences that he paints on. In them, Mora often illustrates sceneries of everyday life which are close to the people and which –as he says- are addressed to the people.
The interesting feature in Mora’s work, however, lies in the form of his paintings and not merely in their subject matter. In fact, his colorful sceneries often take shape with the viewer taking perspective. At this point, one can only wonder if this subtlety –often a trademark of his work- serves to emphasize the “function” of his art or whether it represents a new approach to abstraction. Perhaps it is even both!
For David Mora’s following, time will certainly prove to be an interesting surprise…'
CURRICULUM RESUMME
LEBENSLAUF
David Mora Catlett
Bom : June 22, 1951, in Mexico City.
EDUCATION :
1966 - 1969 Bachelor of Arts and Humanities, Preparatory School No.9
National University of Mexico, Mexico city.
1971 Howard University, Art Dep. Washington D.C.
1970 - 1976 Licenciate of Visual Arts, School of Fine Arts
National University of Mexico, Mexico City.
1978 Skowhegan School of Art, on Scholarship, Skowhegan
Maine. U.S.A.
1979 School of Visual Arts, Video Dep. New York N.Y.
1980 Masters Art Program andTeaching Assistantship, Sculpture and Art Dep.
Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois. U.S.A.
1982 -1983 Master of Arts, on Scholarship, New York University. N.Y.N.Y.
1962 – 2012 Aprentice and Assistant of Sculptor Elizabeth Catlett,
Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.
TEACHING AND LECTURES.
1976 Sculptue and Printing, CCH UNAM Mexico
1976 Delegate INTERGRAFIK, Berlin Germany.
1980 Teaching Assistantship, Sculpture Dep.
Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois. U.S.A.
1981 Art Teacher, International Schoolof Hamburg, Germany.
1983 Lecture Puerto Rican and Latin American Cultural Center, University of
Conneticut,USA.
1985 Lecture Howard University, Washington D.C. USA.
1987 Art Teacher, Summer Youth Program, DCA, Detroit Mich. USA.
GROUP SHOWS :
1970 Dianetic Center, Mexico City.
1972 Black Expo 72, San Francisco Calif. U.S.A
1973 INTERGRAFIK, Berlin, East Germany.
1976 INTERGRAFIK, Berlin, East Gennany.
1978 Exposici6n de 1a Acuarela, National Institute of Fine Arts,
Mexico city.
1977 Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Mexico city.
1981 Westbeth Gallery, New York, N.Y. U.S.A
1981 Israel Gallery, Amsterdam Holland.
1982 Club 57, 8 St. New York, N.Y. U.S.A
1983 Art & Design Gallery, Soho, New York, N.Y. U.S.A.
1983 No Se No, Rivington St. New York N.Y. U.S.A.
1983 A's Sculpture Garden, Broome St. New York, N.Y. U.S.A
1983 CBGB's Slide Show, Bowery, New York, N.Y. U.S.A.
1984 Twenty First Street Gallery, Show for Africa, 21 St.
New York, N.Y. U.S.A.
1985 Painting Bianual , National Auditorium Chapuhepec Park,
Mexico City.
1985 Salon de Ja Plastica Mexicana, New Talents Show, Zona Rosa,
Mexico City.
1985 ABC del Rio, Lower East Side, New York, N.Y. U.S.A
1985 Detroit Council of the Arts, Art Collection of Teachers,
Detroit, Mich. U.S.A
1985 A's Sculpture Garden, Broome St. New York, N.Y. U.S.A
1985 FUN Gallery, Summer Show, lOSt New York, N.Y. U.S.A
1985 Mensen VanHeinde en Verre, Tentoonstelling, Leerdam,
Holland.
1985 NoSeNo, Rivington St. New York, N.Y. U.S.A
1986 CUANDO, Escape from Donna's Purgatorius Show, with the
Multinational Chain Gang from Down Town New York,
2nd Ave. New York, N.Y. U
1986 NoSeNo, Street Artist Show, Rivington St. New York, N.Y. U.S.A
1986 Confusion Art Gallery, 22 seconds Show, Mural at Forsyth St.
New York N.Y. U.S.A.
1986 Arts Electronica Festival, ScuJpture Performance, Linz Austria
1986 Arts Electronica Festival, Performance with Arleen Schloss and the
BlaBlaBJa's, Linz Austria.
1986 Radio Belleview and Frigo, Radio Program with the Rivington
Shool, Lyon France.
1986 Rote Fabrik, Performance with Stadt Werk Statt, Zurich Zwitzerland.
1986 Rotterdam Council of the Arts, Sculpture with Linus Coraggio,
Rotterdam, Holland.
1986 NoSeNo, Furniture Show, Rivington St. New York, N.Y. U.S.A
1986 Mars Bar, Toyo's & Kadre's Show, 1St
New York, N.Y. U.S.A
1987 Michigan Gallery, The Mora Brothers Show, Detroit Mich. U.S.A.
1988 Black Arts Festival, Francisco Mora, Elizabeth Catlett & David Mora
Show, Atlanta Georgia, U.S.A
1989 Infaust Gallery, “Zwei Generationen”, With Francisco Mora,
Hamburg Germany.
1990 Dorsey Gallery, Xmas Show, Brooklyn N.Y. U.S.A
1993 Art Gallery Von Sturm, Weinacht Ausstelung, Hamburg Germany.
1998 Galeria 3917, Colcctiv Show, Houston Texas, U.S.A
1999 Colegio Suizo Mexicano, lnaguration Show, Cuemavaca More19s,
Mexico.
2000 Jardin Borda “Artistas en Cuernavaca”, Cuernavaca Mexico.
2005 Sediwa Art Gallery, colaboration with Jo Koser, Hamburg Germany.
2010 “San Carlos la Generacion”, traveling show Mexico.
2015 "100 years Elizabeth Catlett" Stella jones Gallery, New Orleans USA.
Colective Show with Elizabeth Catlett, Francisco Mora Perez and Jazmin Mora Catlett.
INDIVIDUAL SHOWS:
1969 “Preparatory Shool No 9”, National University ofM6xico,
Mexico City.
1971 “Ust. Restaurant”, Washington D.C. U.S.A
1973 “School of Fine Arts San Carlos”, National University of Mexico.
UNAM, Mexico City.
1974 “Cultural Centers of the National Institute of Fine Arts”, Mexico:
SanLuis Potosi, Aguas Calientes, Queretaro & Guanajuato.
1976 “Casa del Lago”, Chapultepec Park, Mexico City.
1976 “Shool of Fine Arts San Carlos”, National University of Mexico,UNAM,
Mexico City.
1979 “A's”, Broome St. New York, N.Y.
1982 “Stillwende Club”, Trybeca, New York N.Y.
1982 “Armagedon Club”, New York N.Y.
1983 “Washington SQ. Gallery”, New York University, New York N.Y.
1984 “A's”, Broome St. New York N.Y.
1985 “Rathaus Gallery der Stadt Bochold”, Euregio Kunstkreis EV.
Bochold, Germany.
1986 “Muhicultural & Intercultural Art Exhibition”, Jakson State University,
Jakson Mississippi.
1986 “Puerto Rican & Latin American Cuhural Center”, University of
Connecticut, Storrs Connecticut, U.S.A
1989 Dorsey Gallery, Brooklyn New York, U.S.A
1989 “Infaust Gallery”, “Zwei Generationen”, With Francisco Mora,
Hamburg Germany.
1992 “Art Gallery Von Sturm”, since then permanent representativs ,Hamburg
Germany.
2003 “Centrum fur Gefässmedizin”, Hamburg Germany.
2004 “Centrum fur Gefässmedizin”, Hamburg Germany.
2005 “Sediwa Art Gallery”, with Jo Koser, Hamburg Germany.
2010 “Il Porto Wine Celler”, Hamburg Germany.
2011 “Nao Gourmett Restaurant”, Hamburg Germany.
2012 “Bibliotheca Publica” Grandola, Portugal.
LEBENSLAUF
David Mora Catlett
Bom : June 22, 1951, in Mexico City.
EDUCATION :
1966 - 1969 Bachelor of Arts and Humanities, Preparatory School No.9
National University of Mexico, Mexico city.
1971 Howard University, Art Dep. Washington D.C.
1970 - 1976 Licenciate of Visual Arts, School of Fine Arts
National University of Mexico, Mexico City.
1978 Skowhegan School of Art, on Scholarship, Skowhegan
Maine. U.S.A.
1979 School of Visual Arts, Video Dep. New York N.Y.
1980 Masters Art Program andTeaching Assistantship, Sculpture and Art Dep.
Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois. U.S.A.
1982 -1983 Master of Arts, on Scholarship, New York University. N.Y.N.Y.
1962 – 2012 Aprentice and Assistant of Sculptor Elizabeth Catlett,
Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.
TEACHING AND LECTURES.
1976 Sculptue and Printing, CCH UNAM Mexico
1976 Delegate INTERGRAFIK, Berlin Germany.
1980 Teaching Assistantship, Sculpture Dep.
Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois. U.S.A.
1981 Art Teacher, International Schoolof Hamburg, Germany.
1983 Lecture Puerto Rican and Latin American Cultural Center, University of
Conneticut,USA.
1985 Lecture Howard University, Washington D.C. USA.
1987 Art Teacher, Summer Youth Program, DCA, Detroit Mich. USA.
GROUP SHOWS :
1970 Dianetic Center, Mexico City.
1972 Black Expo 72, San Francisco Calif. U.S.A
1973 INTERGRAFIK, Berlin, East Germany.
1976 INTERGRAFIK, Berlin, East Gennany.
1978 Exposici6n de 1a Acuarela, National Institute of Fine Arts,
Mexico city.
1977 Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Mexico city.
1981 Westbeth Gallery, New York, N.Y. U.S.A
1981 Israel Gallery, Amsterdam Holland.
1982 Club 57, 8 St. New York, N.Y. U.S.A
1983 Art & Design Gallery, Soho, New York, N.Y. U.S.A.
1983 No Se No, Rivington St. New York N.Y. U.S.A.
1983 A's Sculpture Garden, Broome St. New York, N.Y. U.S.A
1983 CBGB's Slide Show, Bowery, New York, N.Y. U.S.A.
1984 Twenty First Street Gallery, Show for Africa, 21 St.
New York, N.Y. U.S.A.
1985 Painting Bianual , National Auditorium Chapuhepec Park,
Mexico City.
1985 Salon de Ja Plastica Mexicana, New Talents Show, Zona Rosa,
Mexico City.
1985 ABC del Rio, Lower East Side, New York, N.Y. U.S.A
1985 Detroit Council of the Arts, Art Collection of Teachers,
Detroit, Mich. U.S.A
1985 A's Sculpture Garden, Broome St. New York, N.Y. U.S.A
1985 FUN Gallery, Summer Show, lOSt New York, N.Y. U.S.A
1985 Mensen VanHeinde en Verre, Tentoonstelling, Leerdam,
Holland.
1985 NoSeNo, Rivington St. New York, N.Y. U.S.A
1986 CUANDO, Escape from Donna's Purgatorius Show, with the
Multinational Chain Gang from Down Town New York,
2nd Ave. New York, N.Y. U
1986 NoSeNo, Street Artist Show, Rivington St. New York, N.Y. U.S.A
1986 Confusion Art Gallery, 22 seconds Show, Mural at Forsyth St.
New York N.Y. U.S.A.
1986 Arts Electronica Festival, ScuJpture Performance, Linz Austria
1986 Arts Electronica Festival, Performance with Arleen Schloss and the
BlaBlaBJa's, Linz Austria.
1986 Radio Belleview and Frigo, Radio Program with the Rivington
Shool, Lyon France.
1986 Rote Fabrik, Performance with Stadt Werk Statt, Zurich Zwitzerland.
1986 Rotterdam Council of the Arts, Sculpture with Linus Coraggio,
Rotterdam, Holland.
1986 NoSeNo, Furniture Show, Rivington St. New York, N.Y. U.S.A
1986 Mars Bar, Toyo's & Kadre's Show, 1St
New York, N.Y. U.S.A
1987 Michigan Gallery, The Mora Brothers Show, Detroit Mich. U.S.A.
1988 Black Arts Festival, Francisco Mora, Elizabeth Catlett & David Mora
Show, Atlanta Georgia, U.S.A
1989 Infaust Gallery, “Zwei Generationen”, With Francisco Mora,
Hamburg Germany.
1990 Dorsey Gallery, Xmas Show, Brooklyn N.Y. U.S.A
1993 Art Gallery Von Sturm, Weinacht Ausstelung, Hamburg Germany.
1998 Galeria 3917, Colcctiv Show, Houston Texas, U.S.A
1999 Colegio Suizo Mexicano, lnaguration Show, Cuemavaca More19s,
Mexico.
2000 Jardin Borda “Artistas en Cuernavaca”, Cuernavaca Mexico.
2005 Sediwa Art Gallery, colaboration with Jo Koser, Hamburg Germany.
2010 “San Carlos la Generacion”, traveling show Mexico.
2015 "100 years Elizabeth Catlett" Stella jones Gallery, New Orleans USA.
Colective Show with Elizabeth Catlett, Francisco Mora Perez and Jazmin Mora Catlett.
INDIVIDUAL SHOWS:
1969 “Preparatory Shool No 9”, National University ofM6xico,
Mexico City.
1971 “Ust. Restaurant”, Washington D.C. U.S.A
1973 “School of Fine Arts San Carlos”, National University of Mexico.
UNAM, Mexico City.
1974 “Cultural Centers of the National Institute of Fine Arts”, Mexico:
SanLuis Potosi, Aguas Calientes, Queretaro & Guanajuato.
1976 “Casa del Lago”, Chapultepec Park, Mexico City.
1976 “Shool of Fine Arts San Carlos”, National University of Mexico,UNAM,
Mexico City.
1979 “A's”, Broome St. New York, N.Y.
1982 “Stillwende Club”, Trybeca, New York N.Y.
1982 “Armagedon Club”, New York N.Y.
1983 “Washington SQ. Gallery”, New York University, New York N.Y.
1984 “A's”, Broome St. New York N.Y.
1985 “Rathaus Gallery der Stadt Bochold”, Euregio Kunstkreis EV.
Bochold, Germany.
1986 “Muhicultural & Intercultural Art Exhibition”, Jakson State University,
Jakson Mississippi.
1986 “Puerto Rican & Latin American Cuhural Center”, University of
Connecticut, Storrs Connecticut, U.S.A
1989 Dorsey Gallery, Brooklyn New York, U.S.A
1989 “Infaust Gallery”, “Zwei Generationen”, With Francisco Mora,
Hamburg Germany.
1992 “Art Gallery Von Sturm”, since then permanent representativs ,Hamburg
Germany.
2003 “Centrum fur Gefässmedizin”, Hamburg Germany.
2004 “Centrum fur Gefässmedizin”, Hamburg Germany.
2005 “Sediwa Art Gallery”, with Jo Koser, Hamburg Germany.
2010 “Il Porto Wine Celler”, Hamburg Germany.
2011 “Nao Gourmett Restaurant”, Hamburg Germany.
2012 “Bibliotheca Publica” Grandola, Portugal.
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